Disneyland--Day 3

After the character breakfast, we decided to divide and conquer for part of the day. The boys decided to go hit some of the bigger rides like the Haunted Mansion, Indiana Jones, and I have no idea what else they actually rode, although I think they also did the Jedi training! The girls (and the camera) went to see the Princesses! Nothing like waiting in line for over an hour to see some Princesses behind a wall, but you have no idea who is there or how many of them were going to be there. However, it was what Emily really wanted to do, so it was worth the wait, no matter how long it was!
A picture outside the castle walls while we waited.
Eventually we made it inside and the first princess we saw was...
Ariel
I wasn't sure how Addy would react, but Ariel was very sweet and talked to her until Addy went up to her with her autograph book.
And then held her hand while we took a picture.
Next up was...
Cinderella
Emily was in heaven as we went from one to the other. It was well worth the wait because the princesses took time with each girl. They talked to both Emily and Addy, asking them their names and such. They would pose for as many pictures as you wanted.
And finally, Princess Minnie.
It apparently didn't matter that we had already seen her like 3 times. She was dressed in Princess clothes this time, so that made it even more fun!
The girls and Minnie
Emily also really loved Sleeping Beauty's castle. We went through it several times. Each time stopping to read the story along the way. It never got old for Emily!
This is a statue outside of the castle.
Cole was happy there was a manly knight for him to pose by!
Eventually we met back up with the others to ride the Nemo ride.
For some reason, this was Addy's favorite ride. So she begged us to ride it again. Since Addy didn't have many requests, we honored this one!
Aunt Katie was the only one with the stomach to do the teacups, so anytime we passed them, the kids begged her to take them on it.
Or sometimes, Katie begged them to go on it just so she could prove she was better than the rest of us!
At one point, we were walking by the Tangled Tower, when they were lining up to see Rapunzel. Emily couldn't resist seeing another princess, but unfortunately, Rapunzel was leaving. So, being the good Mom that I am, I went back 2 other times to try and get in line before finally succeeding. Unfortunately, that led to another 45 minute wait. But, once again. Emily's face was priceless! So it was well worth every minute of it!
Much to Emily's delight, Flynn Rider was also there. She offered them a flower she had picked, which he promptly put back in Emily's hair. She was thrilled!
Addy was not nearly as thrilled with being there. I'm not sure if it was the hair all over the room (Can you see the long hair flowing through the background and over Emily?) or if it was Flynn Rider that she didn't like! So, I got to be in the picture also!
Towards the end of the day, we finally worked our way up to Toontown. There was lots of fun stuff to do and look at there. So much that we only got to part of it before we called it a day. Thankfully we had one more day to finish it up.
Toontown has silly stuff to take pictures in.
Fun rides to ride!
Grandpa, we might need your services!
Not Cole though, he will just bend the bars to get out!
We even tried to pull the Acme weights out of the ground.
Maybe Emily can...Nope!Unfortunately, Cole used all of his strength helping the Incredibles! So apparently the weights will stay there for another day!
We spotted Pluto to end our day.
Apparently he has to sign on his nose so he can see what he's doing!
Pluto even gave Weston the stare down, but Weston was not afraid!!
Addy however was. Hence the reason that I got to be in this picture also!
So much to do and only one day remaining! Better get some sleep so we are well rested!

Disneyland--Day 3 Character Breakfast

On Wednesday morning, we decided to do a Character breakfast. This involves paying a lot of money to eat breakfast, but in the process a wide variety of characters come to visit you at your table. While it was a little pricey, it was well worth it. The kids loved it, and the food wasn't half bad!
We even got to have the famous Mickey Mouse waffles! They were pretty tasty.
Pretty soon the characters started coming. Slowly at first, and then almost faster then we could take pictures and get signatures! We decided we must have been at the end of the rotation when we first got there.
One of the first ones we got to see was Eeyore. Blake got very excited when he saw the characters coming, but when they got to him, he was a significantly more unsure of them. Especially when Eeyore started patting his head!
Cole and Emily didn't mind though!
Eeyore was not one of Addy's favorites! She would only be in the picture if she could be as far away as possible!
After Eeyore left, we had a few minutes to eat until Captain Hook showed up. Weston seemed to like him, Blake was still trying to decide!
He was scary, but they still wanted him to sign their books. In fact, by the time Captain Hook left, the kids thought he was quite nice!
I looked out the window and what did I see...not popcorn, but Pinocchio!
Eventually Pinocchio came inside to visit us.
He also brought along some of his friends, including Geppetto.
Apparently he looked friendly enough that Addy was willing to take her own book to have him sign!
Emily might have known who he was because he was in the 300 page book she read!
I don't know if he's considered a friend, but the Fox came too. Anyone know his name? We didn't at first, but thanks to internet access on cell phones, we finally deciphered his signature.
While he pretended to be nice and just misunderstood, he was still a little mischievous. After signing Cole's book, he dropped the pen so Cole had to pick it up!
Emily was disappointed that we didn't get to see any of the princesses at breakfast, but Cinderella's Fairy Godmother did come. So that made it a little better. She was actually one of the nicest because she could talk. She asked the kids their names and interacted with them quite a bit.
One of the most favorite characters that we got to see was Tigger! He was very playful.
He played peek-a-boo with Blake.
He pretended to sign Weston's head instead of his book.
He signed Cole's book on top of his head.
He tried to do the same with Emily, but I don't think he wanted to mess her cute hair up!
And then, he put Cole in a headlock before he bounced off!
Later, the kids (and Aunt Katie) went out into the middle and bounced with Tigger, since that's what Tiggers do best. But, I think I was getting food and missed that photo op!
Since it was Breakfast with Minnie and Friends, our morning wouldn't have been complete without seeing Minnie.
Addy had to show Minnie that she was on her t-shirt.
Then, she had Minnie sign her book...again.
Cole got a hug from Minnie.
But apparently this is who Chad had been waiting for, and he went one step further than a hug! Should I be jealous?
If Uncle Chad gave Minnie a smooch, Weston was going to also!
Apparently Blake was not going to be left out of the kissing department either!
As we were getting ready to leave, Cole caught a glimpse of Chip, of Chip and Dale fame. He told us Chip and Dale were some of his favorites, so we just had to wait to see him. (Unfortunately Dale disappeared, maybe he had to go eat or something.)
Since Cole liked him, so did everyone else, even though they had no idea who he was!
A final photo op before we headed out for our day!